By request part 2...
Coming from here
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/912784/
Can't believe the poultry thread beat us Part 2
thank you so much
Not a problem.
where is everyone?
Feeding the chickens???
already done that, and moved the new chicks to the nursery
I'm inventorying epiphyllums , down here north of Orlanda.
I'm at work, thinking about my chickens.
Fluffering with a TWT. ok I'm not but I would REALLY like to be. Actually I'm debating over whether it's too late to attach the clemmie to my fabby new arbour or whether I should wait til spring??? It's been kissed by Jack already but I would really like to get it off the temporary trellis.
I love the fact that the chickens may out number the people gives me more chicken friends!
Most but not all of my friends own one or more kinds of the things i raise but we don't talk about just chickens all the time alot of us garden as well.
Chicken people are some of the nicest people and very down to earth.
Those babies sure are cute..congrats!!!
I do have some garden stuff I can talk about too! This past weekend I planted nearly 1000 bulbs - mostly alliums but also some daffs, anemone, crocus, and fritillaries. I also have a peach tree waiting to be planted that I need to get in the ground asap.
wow 1000 bulbs!!???
I have about 300 left to go...
oh my, do you have a bulb planter or are you just digging trenches?
I have 1 bag of tulip bulbs from our RU that I still have to plant.
I wish I could grow bulbs down here. I have only 3 types of bulbs that do good here. Amaryllis, one type of narcissus and summer snowflake. I should not complain becouse we do have so many other things that will grow here.
Don't say Amaryllis..I only wanted 3 when I went to that co-op...12 later im scrambling to find pots!! (I already had 3-4 bulbs I really didn't need anymore)
I have a bunch of bulbs to plant too...mostly lilies, tulips, daffs, and crocus.
I used an auger thing on an electric hand drill. It drilled nice holes to pop bulbs into and also broke up the nasty clay soil a bit. In some areas I used a spade and dug out a whole section and planted a bunch of bulbs in groups. It took me most of the weekend last weekend to get it done. It was a lot of work....but in spring it should be pretty I think.
He He!!! down here I plant Amaryllis in the grown!!!!!!
Oh rub it in! lol You can grow all different colors of Hibiscus too, im trying to over winter one, we will see if it works.
some times it gets to hot for the Hibiscus. they need a lot of water down here. You can cut it back and keep it above freezing and it should be ok.
I have some in pots. You do have more choices of bulbs and fall color and your springs are to die for. Down here you blink you miss fall. And our so called spring is spread out over a couple of months.
The maples barely change color before the are blooming in January.
Oh thats beautiful!!!
How about this one? It is called "Fireball". Goes dormant as does the last one "Luna"
Very nice!!
I guess I could share some of my spring color with you.
And fall colors.....
Lovely
I gave up trying to grow tulips. But my amaryllis start blooming around the same time
And my narcissus start blooming Dec or Jan
oooo wren so luvly. I grow hibiscus as annuals sometimes. Very prettiful. I'm simply going to ignore the 'Amaryllis in the ground' comment LOL. Speaking of which I better go find it (I have a grand total of one). Its somewhere down there in the cold room.
wren whats the name of that Amaryllis? It's stunning!!!!
I have a bunch on Amaryllis and a Spider lily.
I will have to look it up will be right back.
I believe it is "Charisma" www.royalcolors.com
OMG...why did you send me there? Good grief, I could go broke in minutes!!!!! LOL
I often put a "DANGER! DANGER! GO HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Dahlianut takes no responsibility for losing your mind and buying everything" disclaimer on sites. ps. wouldn't it be luvly if there was a 'buy all' button in the shopping cart in some catalogues? ^_^
It would be great to win the lotto!!!!!!!! I would have one of every Amaryllis and epiphyllum and some one to help me take care of them!!!!!!!
I'm still looking...I didn't realize there was so many mini's!! I love mini everything, mini daylilies, dwarf iris ect...
Right now I am sticking with the epi lot cheaper to buy as a cutting runs 2 to 10 dollars.
I would buy a huge dahlia plantation and have a continual open garden. Of course I hope that some nice peoples would help me divide them all otherwise I'd be hooped ^_^
I am sure you could find enough people to help!!!LOL
Oh my goodness...what is that white flower Wren? Is that the spider lily? I MUST have one!!!